In the figure, a 1.6-kg weight swings in a vertical circle at the end of a string having negligible weight. The string is 2 m long. If the weight is released with zero initial velocity from a horizontal position, its angular momentum (in kg?m2/s) at the lowest point of its path relative to the center of the circle is approximately





a.

40



b.

10



c.

30



d.

20



e.

50


d

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